Wales & Border Counties Pig Breeders Association

Dave Lang has very kindly agreed to host the first social event of the year for the Wales & Border Counties Pig Breeders Association at the New Inn at Newbridge on Wye on the Saturday evening of the Spring Festival. All pig exhibitors at the show will be given 2 complimentary tickets for this social event (to be picked up from the W&BCPBA stand on the Saturday, which includes a hot pork meal and salad.  Puddings can be purchased on the night for £3.  If you would like additional tickets for the buffet (£8 each) then please contact Andy Zambanini, Secretary of the Wales & Border Counties Pig Breeders Association  (andy.zambanini@btconnect.com or 07944 611053).

 The aim of the race night is to raise funds for the Association as well as for charity (the Wales Air Ambulance service).

How does the race night work?

There are 8 races which will be televised on the night. In advance of the event we are looking for 7 individuals, families or businesses to sponsor a race. Sponsorship costs £10 per race. Your name will be included in the race night programme at the top of each race.

 We are also selling each horse in 7 races in advance of the event. Cost will be £5 per horse and if your horse wins, you get £10 back! Your name as a horse owner will also be included in the race programme. The final race of the evening will be the only race where horses can be bought by auction on the night, so let us know as soon as possible if you would like to buy a horse in one of the other 7 races!

 TO SPONSOR A RACE OR TO BUY A HORSE CONTACT SUE HOWE ON 07810 577072 OR BARBARA WARREN ON 07885 790821

To see some of the photos from the recent workshop click on the link below.  A full report appears in the April Newsletter.

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Come and learn some new skills at Greenmeadow Community Farm in Cwmbran on Sunday 22nd April! Details are included in the link below:

Pig Skills Workshop April 2012

Photos from the Pig Showing Masterclass are posted here:

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The Introduction to Pig Keeping Workshop scheduled for Sunday 25th March at Greenmeadow Community Farm has been cancelled.

If there is anyone who was hoping to go to this workshop, please contact Barbara Warren as soon as possible on 01495 755557 and she will organise some training at her farm in Pontypool.

For details of the Pig Showing Masterclass (February 2012) and the Introduction to Pig Keeping Workshop (March 2012), please scroll down the posts below.

The 2011 AGM held at New Inn was well attended by the membership, in part attracted by the excellent roast beef lunch provided by Dave and Debbie Lang!

Barbara Warren provided a detailed overview of the many activities that were supported by the Association during 2011 that not only included a number of training courses and social events but also important promotional and fund raising activities at key Agricultural shows.  She thanked all the members that had spent time volunteering on behalf of the Association in 2011.

Elections for certain Committee positions took place and members of the 2011-2012 Committee and Members with Special Responsibilities will be as follows:

President (ex officio) and RWAS liaison: Keith Brown

Chair: Barbara Warren

Vice Chair: Graham Pearce

Secretary: Andrew Zambanini

Treasurer & Membership : Sue Howe

Website & Newsletter: Andrew Zambanini (to be assisted on Newsletter by volunteers John Whatley & Elizabeth Smith)

Other Committee members: David Lang, Annette Williams, Chris Jenkins

Association Awards: Rupert Everitt

Merchandise: Mair Jones Scott & Josephine Lewis

Following the AGM, an open 2012 planning meeting was held where a busy diary of events was discussed by the membership.  See the Diary Dates link at the top of the page  for more details.

Association Annual General Meeting on Sunday 13th of November at 12 noon

At The New Inn, Newbridge-on-Wye, LD1 6HY

Free sunday lunch for members

• 12:00 noon – AGM
• 1:00 – Sunday Lunch
• 2:00 – Meeting of new committee

Please contact Barbara Warren on (01495)755557 / 07885790821

or

Dave Lang at The New Inn on (01597)860211

To book for Sunday lunch, give apologies or for more information.

For new committee, posts becoming vacant:-

• Chair person
• Secretary
• News letter organiser
• Website manager
• New committee members.

Under discussion on the day will be the proposed study tour to Austria, the Winter Fair and the Spring festival (aka the Smallholders Show).

Please come along and give your support.